St. Malachy teacher Zack Ruelas, 27, honored as one of Chicago area’s best
05/10/2012
It started like any other day for Zack Ruelas, as he took his post at the front of his third grade classroom at the Near West Side’s St. Malachy School. But when he saw his mom, sister, girlfriend and a TV camera barge into his classroom a little before 10 a.m., he realized that his day was going to be very different. That’s because on Thursday, 27-year-old Ruelas learned he had won the Golden Apple Award, given out annually to 10 outstanding teachers in the Chicago area.
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05/09/2012
“There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o!” Meet Bingo, a loveable 1-year-old Lab/Hound mix. This country boy came to PAWS Chicago from the farm fields of rural Oklahoma. Poor Bingo was missing an ear and had bb gun pellets lodged in his thigh. PAWS Chicago veterinarians were able to remove the pellets and also neutered, vaccinated, and micro chipped him for identification. Although he only has one ear, Bingo is in great health and has normal hearing. This social guy loves people and other dogs, and thrives on plenty of exercise and playtime. Now all he needs to start his new life in Chicago is a loving family!
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05/09/2012
A naked prisoner escaped from his guard at the Mercy Hospital emergency room Tuesday, May 1, and was chased down South Michigan Avenue at 3:45 p.m. before being captured outside Rogers Auto group at 2720 S. Michigan Ave.
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Church not only place protestors will stay during NATO summit
05/09/2012
While some Chicagoans groan about the thousands of protesters expected to converge on the city for the NATO summit, others prepare to welcome those same protesters, complete strangers to them, into their homes. The concept, couch surfing, isn’t new. Travelers have been taking advantage of couch surfing for more than a decade, but for Chicagoans planning on opening their doors, there are safety and legal considerations to keep in mind before signing up.
Read more...Think the city will be insane? Notification system will keep you informed
05/09/2012
A free text message and voicemail alert service will provide real-time public safety updates to area residents during the NATO summit later this month. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications will receive minute-by-minute updates from the NATO host committee as well as from area police, fire, traffic and aviation agencies throughout the event on and preceding May 20 and 21.
Read More...Plants' owner decides running Fisk and Crawford no longer economically feasible
05/09/2012
Pilsen and Little Village’s coal-fired power plants are pulling the plug this September, months and years, respectively, before they were scheduled to do so. Fisk in Pilsen was originally scheduled to close by the end of 2012, while Crawford in Little Village was to close by the end of 2014 under an agreement brokered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the plants’ owner, Midwest Generation.
Read More...Church just blocks away from McCormick Place will host campground
05/09/2012
When the NATO summit arrives in less than two weeks, thousands of protestors are expected to march on the streets of Chicago. Their causes will run the gamut from opposition to war to support for nurses. But many of these protestors won’t be from Chicago, which begs the question: Where are they going to sleep?
Read more...Tweak in CHA's planning model could change course of upcoming developments
05/09/2012
For the past 12 years, the Chicago Housing Authority has taken a uniform approach to the way it develops public housing. Since the city’s earliest low-income developments sprouted in the first quarter of the 20th century, most of the families and individuals under the agency’s care resided in concentrated residential high-rises or bundled communities made up of two- to five-story buildings.
Read more...05/02/2012
A 25-year-old Chicago man told police he was robbed on Friday, April 27 outside the Cactus Bar, 404 S. Wells St., by two men in a black Range Rover who eventually drove him home. The man told police he was at the bar with his girlfriend and first noticed the men in the Range Rover when he went outside to call a cab for his girlfriend to go home. He said he then went back in the bar to have a couple more drinks.
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